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why we say that"Never tell a lie"
And if we say about truth it is told"always speak the truth"
why in the 1st sentense we use tell and in the 2nd one we use speak?

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Toki Tahmid
why we say that"Never tell a lie"
And if we say about truth it is told"always speak the truth"
why in the 1st sentense we use tell and in the 2nd one we use speak?


Hi Toki

You will sometimes hear "Always speak the truth", but we usually use "tell" for both:

"Never tell a lie".
"Always tell the truth".


PaulM